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It is in desktop class. Notebooks simply don't have the cooling capabilities to take advantage of the turbo boost when all cores are in use - and single core performance from i7 to i9, while definitel
It is in desktop class. Notebooks simply don't have the cooling capabilities to take advantage of the turbo boost when all cores are in use - and single core performance from i7 to i9, while definitel
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Hello, The i9 is, in fact, not a typo, and is far ahead of its time. In a laptop cooling just isn't enough. In desktops not so much - but in the laptop form factor it is a 45 wat chip that has 8 cores
Hello, The i9 is, in fact, not a typo, and is far ahead of its time. In a laptop cooling just isn't enough. In desktops not so much - but in the laptop form factor it is a 45 wat chip that has 8 cores
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Hi Andrew, Sorry for all of the messages from me in particular, but here is an example of a notebookcheck review of, in this case, the Think Book 13s. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkBook-13
Hi Andrew, Sorry for all of the messages from me in particular, but here is an example of a notebookcheck review of, in this case, the Think Book 13s. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkBook-13
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Hello David, I'm still struggling to understand your point. They do use it on a daily basis for youtube, Microsoft word/excel, and some music listening. Yet they don't store anything of value on the i
Hello David, I'm still struggling to understand your point. They do use it on a daily basis for youtube, Microsoft word/excel, and some music listening. Yet they don't store anything of value on the i
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You've certainly got a point there, but your use case may be far different than others. Some people don't use half of 128 gb, for example. My parents have a Toshiba laptop from 2012 with a 256 gb driv
You've certainly got a point there, but your use case may be far different than others. Some people don't use half of 128 gb, for example. My parents have a Toshiba laptop from 2012 with a 256 gb driv
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I remember those days, though it has been quite some time. Intel hd graphics is more than sufficient these days. I remember when having a dedicated GPU helped screen reader performance in web browsing
I remember those days, though it has been quite some time. Intel hd graphics is more than sufficient these days. I remember when having a dedicated GPU helped screen reader performance in web browsing
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Hi, The GPU does not free up the processor whatsoever and, in fact, is a completely different animal than a processor. The GPU in your machine may not, in fact, be used if you are getting 15 hours of
Hi, The GPU does not free up the processor whatsoever and, in fact, is a completely different animal than a processor. The GPU in your machine may not, in fact, be used if you are getting 15 hours of
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Hello, If I may make one further suggestion. If you’d like a Dell Machine and for it to last 6 years, I highly recommend the Latitude business models. They have a minimum of preinstalled software, the
Hello, If I may make one further suggestion. If you’d like a Dell Machine and for it to last 6 years, I highly recommend the Latitude business models. They have a minimum of preinstalled software, the
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Hi, This is completely, 100% true. Although using a solid state drive in 2019 is almost a must - at least for those that have experienced one. But so far as other sspecs are concerned there are too ma
Hi, This is completely, 100% true. Although using a solid state drive in 2019 is almost a must - at least for those that have experienced one. But so far as other sspecs are concerned there are too ma
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16 GB of ram is the new 8 gb these days. Processors don't mean quite as much for screen reader users especially when buying a flagship 2019 machine with an i3, i5, or i7 processor, let alone the i9. I
16 GB of ram is the new 8 gb these days. Processors don't mean quite as much for screen reader users especially when buying a flagship 2019 machine with an i3, i5, or i7 processor, let alone the i9. I
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Hi, If I may make one huge suggestion. If it is at all possible to bring that down to a core i7 or i5, you can save yourself quite a chunk of money and upgrade the ssd with hardly any loss in overall
Hi, If I may make one huge suggestion. If it is at all possible to bring that down to a core i7 or i5, you can save yourself quite a chunk of money and upgrade the ssd with hardly any loss in overall
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how does one join the new JAWS list
Sorry. All I needed to know. I was browsing subjects, not content, which is my own fault. I took ‘the list’ to mean this list and a question about subscribing, unsubscribing, etc, which happens quite
Sorry. All I needed to know. I was browsing subjects, not content, which is my own fault. I took ‘the list’ to mean this list and a question about subscribing, unsubscribing, etc, which happens quite
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how does one join the new JAWS list
I might be behind here, however I’m also curious why the list is being migrated? This is the first I’ve heard of it. If not, what exactly is the issue with this list specifically to make this happen?
I might be behind here, however I’m also curious why the list is being migrated? This is the first I’ve heard of it. If not, what exactly is the issue with this list specifically to make this happen?
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I am looking for the following type of laptop
Hi, You'd be in the market for a ggaming laptop, which most likely meets your needs. I own a Lenovo thinkpad x1 extreme which can hold 2 solid state drives. Note that a 1 tb solid state drive can now
Hi, You'd be in the market for a ggaming laptop, which most likely meets your needs. I own a Lenovo thinkpad x1 extreme which can hold 2 solid state drives. Note that a 1 tb solid state drive can now
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I haven’t responded to this thread for several reasons. The fact that people feel the need to comment on a public mailing list about someone’s lack of punctuation or grammar really says a lot about th
I haven’t responded to this thread for several reasons. The fact that people feel the need to comment on a public mailing list about someone’s lack of punctuation or grammar really says a lot about th
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Hi, You should be able to go to firefox’s options in the tools menu. The first item you’ll land on should be home page. In this edit field, type in http://www.google.com Hope that helps
Hi, You should be able to go to firefox’s options in the tools menu. The first item you’ll land on should be home page. In this edit field, type in http://www.google.com Hope that helps
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ElBraille
Hi, A clarification. The Elbraille 14 is also solid state. They both, to my knowledge, come with the same amount of storage e.g. 32 gb ssd paired with 160 gb secondary ssd.
Hi, A clarification. The Elbraille 14 is also solid state. They both, to my knowledge, come with the same amount of storage e.g. 32 gb ssd paired with 160 gb secondary ssd.
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ElBraille
Hi, I don’t find mine runs hot at all, so it must have been doing something CPU intensive. Any computer of this size is going to get at least a little warm, but not boiling by any means, even when the
Hi, I don’t find mine runs hot at all, so it must have been doing something CPU intensive. Any computer of this size is going to get at least a little warm, but not boiling by any means, even when the
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ElBraille
Hello, I do enjoy using mine. It is no speed demon, but it also gets well over 12 hours of batterylife, can handle a sim card for mobile internet connectivity, and is very stable. TLDR: It is a solid
Hello, I do enjoy using mine. It is no speed demon, but it also gets well over 12 hours of batterylife, can handle a sim card for mobile internet connectivity, and is very stable. TLDR: It is a solid
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Security is only overhyped. Until it happens to you. Similarly, nobody is going to force anyone else to do what they think is right. But most importantly, you *do not* need a $1000 computer to run Win
Security is only overhyped. Until it happens to you. Similarly, nobody is going to force anyone else to do what they think is right. But most importantly, you *do not* need a $1000 computer to run Win
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